John Carroll was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-55 heartbreaker at the hands of the McDonogh Eagles. If the Patriots were looking for revenge after losing 41-40 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McDonogh to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carlos Ferguson, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Ferguson a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Bj Hopkins, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points.
John Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for McDonogh, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. John Carroll will welcome Calvert Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. John Carroll is facing Calvert Hall at the right time seeing as Calvert Hall is stuck on a five-game losing streak. McDonogh has already played their next match (against Archbishop Spalding), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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